xii CONTENTS 



The problem of the herbaceous border 183 



The treatment of bulbs 192 



English ideals of gardening 201 



The north side of the kock garden 211 



Gardeners 220 



The house and the garden 229 



The right use of flowering shrubs 237 



The associations of flowers. I 246 



n 255 



Bulbs for spring pl.vnting 264 



Raising perennials from seed 273 



The beauty and character of flowers 283 



Saxifrages 293 



The fifty best h^uidy perennials 304 



The fifty best rock plants 315 



Index 327 



